Here is a good article that talks about the property requirements for VA loans:https://www.veteransunited.com/education/house-hunting/va-property-requirements/Just know that if a property you are looking at does not meet those requirements, you could negotiate for certain repairs to be made in escrow to meet those minimum standards.

A standard lease from your state realtors association can probably be found online for free.

Commissions are between you and the seller and for anti trust reasons there is "no standard" commission. 

You would be making the learning curve much steeper for yourself, and introducing a lot more risk over your standard fix & flip.

One thing to keep in mind is that financial institutions and servicers that foreclose on properties have a tendency to ignore the amount of work that it will take to bring the property up to the neighborhood standards.

One thing you could certainly do to raise it's market value is redo all of the drywall and finishings to bring that up to current standard home quality and design.When it comes to Buying it... take advantage of some sectors of the market thinking the home should be undervalues and snatch that thing up cheep. get it looking good and make off with a bundle.I am personally looking at Modular construction here in Houston.

I have a 2-week policy in my standard lease.

New windows, roof and update internal.

Maximum rehab for 203k Streamlined is 35k for Standard it can go higher. 

In Nevada, few transactions require legal counsel, as almost all Re documents are on a standardized form, and a quality Realtor/Real Estate professional will be able to address most needs.